Breast size and milk supply

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Mpreggo wrote:

Anyone else breasts haven't really grown? I've gone up half a cup to almost a cup and most of it happened in the first couple months. I still fit into a bra from before my pregnancy. Wondering if this might mean my milk supply will be sparse.

My breasts tripled in size at the beginning of this pregnancy and they have returned to their 34 Bs I was left with after nursing my last two lol

when I had my first, I was small chested and they got HUGE once my milk came in, but that wasn't before I had him. You start out with a very small supply that you have to nurse to build upon. It's a supply and demand situation. But my milk has never come in before labor! Be prepared to look like a swimsuit model once it does come in though! I looked like I had a lovely set of implant.

As noted, breast size is only correlated with milk volume held at any given time and NOT with supply. I have 34As that overproduced for most of my 21-month nursing relationship with my first. To be fair, they did get up to 34Cs some months postpartum but they didn't start that growth until after the milk came in. Oh and they're back to 34A now. Can't wait for the boost upcoming! Haha

My first pregnancy they didn't get big until after I had him and my milk came in. I can't believe how big they got. Lol. 34DD from a 32C. Now with my daughter they got huge from the get go. Scared to see how big they'll get lol

My MIL has A cups and had no issues with milk supply when her kids were babies! Plus they never even grew much after milk coming in. Her MIL (my husbands grandma), actually made a comment that she didn't think the babies were eating enough due to her "lack" of breasts. Lol. Not related at all! I have no experience as I'm a FTM, but mine have gone from a C to a DD just in pregnancy. So I'm scared to see what will happen when my milk comes in! But just think, the less growth you have now, that means maybe the less inflation and deflation... maybe less sagging and deflating after nursing? Haha. I have no clue I'm just making up a theory that sounds good in my head

Yeah.... my husband has been bummed out. He was hoping for them to get bigger before they were off limits to him. I don't know what he wants!!!!! I'm already a 38G before pregnancy.... I don't think I'll be able to walk upright if they get any bigger! But they haven't grown at all. Which I'm ok with.